Figure toy



Sept. 2 1924.

F. VOREL FIGURE TOY Filed Oct. 5, 1922 Fax tented Sept. 2, 1924. I

* im-TE FRANK VOREL, OFHANOVEBYMONTANA. 1

FIGURE TOY.

App lication filed O ctober 5, 1922. Serial'fNo. 592,610. i

To all whom it maytonerna zen of the United States of America, residing at Hanover, in the "county of Fergus and State of Montana, have invented'certain new and {useful Improvements in "Figure Toys, .of.whic h the following is a specifica tion.

Thisinvention relates to certain new and useful improvements in toys and has par ticular reference to a toy of the figure type wherein a rod or handle having a block slidable thereon and manually operable has a figure toy associated therewith and connected thereto and to said sliding block by link arms causing the figure toy to move from a position adjacent the side of said handle to a position extending transversely of one end thereof.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a toy of the type above set forth wherein a weighted lever carried by the body portion of the figure toy has one end thereof terminating atthe mouth portion of the toy head to be moved to -a position spaced from the head when the figure toy assumes a position transversely of the end of the handle simulating the opening of the mouth of the figuretoy.

lVith the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the'aocompanying drawing and claimed. H In the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

' @toy showing the toy figure retracted or Figure 1 is a side elevatlonal view of-the moved to a position at one side of the handle, V r j Figure 2 is a side elevational viewzof a figure toy constructed infaccordance with the resent invention, showing the toy figu're positioned transversely of the outer end of the handle and, with the mouth portion of the toy figure moved to an open position,

Fi ure 3 is across sectional view't'ak en.

on line III-III of Fig. 1 showing'the mouth portion of thetoy figure, and

Figure tis a fragmentary sideelevational view showing the operating block for the toy figure slidably mounted uponthe handle sliding block and thetailp'oi'tion' of the toy figure H. Referring more in detail to thef'accompanying drawing, there is illustrated a toy figure m'o'vably'associatedwith a handlerpd, f

of the handle rod 1, outwardly of the slid ing block 2.] The tail portion 7 of the toy figure is pivotally connected as at 8 to side 1 .75 with the sliding block 2, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. C :i As shown more clearly in Figs. 1 to 3, the p arms 9 that are rigidly connected as at 10 body'portion 3 of the toyfigure and the 7 head 11 thereof areslotted or grooved as at12 upon the lower side and within which grooves a lever 13 is pivotally mounted'as at 14, the outer end of the lever 13 being' overbalanced and having a head portion 15 constituting the chin of the'lhead 11 ofithe toy figure, the contacting edges between the head 11 and chin portion 15 being serrated V as at 16 in'simulation of an openmouth- In the operation of the device, assuming: that thefigure toy is in the position shown in Fig. 1, outwardly sliding movement of the block 2 upon the handle rod 1 will'shift the toy figureg the link connections libetween the handle rod and body'portion' .3" of the toy figurepermitting free relative dle rod, while the arm connections 9 between the block 2 and' tail portion 7 of theytoy figure causing the rear end or tail portion thereof to be elevated fordisposing the toy' figure transversely of the outer endof the :han'dle rod las shown in F ig.=2. When the toy figure is so disposed, the outer weighted end of the lever 13 will be lowered, causing the chin portion 15' thereof to be separated from the head 11 of the toyfigure in simu glation of'the opening of the mouththereof,

that portionof the lever. 13 designated by T the reference numeral 17 representing the v r tongue of the toy figure,

thereon as shown in Figs. 1 65 If 1 movement of the figure relative to the han- PAT k-orr c z'.

p rod and the 'a rm' connections-"betweenthe Be it known that I, FRANK VoREL,a c1t1- Fromuthe abovedetail description of the device, it is iibelieyed Ethat the construction and operation thereof will at once he apparem, and whilethereis herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as claimed; What is'plaimed as new is:

afiguretoy, a handle rod, a block slida'bly mounted thereon, a toyfigure 7 associated-, with the handlerodand block and I embodying link oonnections between the body portion of the toy figure and the outer end of the handledrod, arms rigidly connected to said block and pivotally connected at mama their outer ends toithetail portion ofsaid having a cutaway portion adjacent the head at the head of thetoy figure and a chin member for -the"'llefd carried by the adjacent end of the lever with the chin member; spaced from the head when the toy figure ish horizontally 7; positioned g; and I with the H eX-e posed portion of the vleyer simulatingthei tonguefof the toy figure.

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FRANK VOREL.

testimony whereof I aifixfmy signa- 

